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Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of Life Chain Sunday, which started in 1987 in Yuba City and Marysville, California.Life Chain is a silent witness of anti-abortion individuals who come together and conduct silent prayer in hopes of ending abortion.In honor of Life Chain's 30th anniversary, Jefferson County Right to Life is sponsoring the local chain from 2-3 p.m. Sunday.Last year, more than 1,600 cities ...

Former area residents Tom and Terry Collum will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Oct. 1 at their residence in Scotch Grove.The couple were married Sept. 30, 1967.Their children are: Angela and husband Victor, Brian and wife Rachel, Chris and wife Jill and Darin and wife Angela. They have 11 grandchildren.Friends and family are welcome to attend the open house at or send ...

Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregate meals menu for the coming week.Monday ? scalloped chicken, citrus carrots, mixed green lettuce salad with dressing, red mandarin orange gelatin.Tuesday ? braised liver and onions, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, lima beans, angel food cake, strawberries.Wednesday ? roast pork loin, oven-browned potatoes, winter mix vegetables with cheese sauce, Tomato ...

Fairfield First Presbyterian parishioner Betty Mayer will present an organ concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Mayor plans to perform a variety of music, and enlist the audience?s participation.An accomplished musician, Mayer has been the church?s organist for around five years. Prior her work at First Presbyterian, she served as organist for First United Methodist Church for 12 years. Mayor has been an ...

Take Away Hunger helps Florida, TexasTake Away Hunger is preparing its annual kickoff Sept. 24 and is seeking volunteers to help pack meals for those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.The packing event will be held at the Word of Life Lutheran Church gymnasium.?Our packing goal for this session is 30,000 meals,? said Fairfield?s Take Away Hunger event coordinator Don Henderson.?We need all of the ...

Connie S. Bauer, of Washington, Iowa, and Robert Crane, of Iowa City, will be married in a small private ceremony Saturday.All family and friends are invited to a dance from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday at KC Hall in Washington to celebrate their marriage.

Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its congregate meals menu for the coming week.Monday ? all nutrition centers will be closed in observance of Labor Day.Tuesday ? tuna noodle casserole, broccoli with cheese sauce, mixed green lettuce salad with dressing, peach crisp.Wednesday ? baked chicken, scalloped potatoes, roasted zucchini, peach-strawberry-banana medley.Thursday ? roast beef, mashed potatoes, ...

Fairfield Women?s Club Garden DepartmentThe Fairfield Women?s Club Garden Department is planning a trip Thursday.The group will leave from the McElhinny House promptly at 8:15 a.m. Participants will tour the Harvestville Farm and Apple Orchard at Donnellson before going to The Drake in Burlington for lunch.Plans include stopping at Ritters Greenhouse in West Burlington on the way home.Reservations are due by ...

Sharing The WeightSharing The Weight blanket-makers recently met at SunnyBrook Assisted Living to make more blankets for individuals who benefit from the weighted blankets.The workshop is chaired by Joanne Ancell, with assistance from Mary Sue Hoaglin.Almost 40 weighted blankets have been made by the group and donated to individuals with autism and other special health concerns. The blankets are weighted with ...

Ten independent short films by Iowa artists, including Graham Cooper of Fairfield, have been selected for the second season of ?The Film Lounge,? a collaborative TV series that premiered on Iowa Public Television earlier this year to high praise from filmmakers and fans.Cooper?s 2017 film, ?Atmanus,? is a narrative film about growing up and the consequences faced when given the freedom to choose your own ...

The Iowa Department on Aging announces the next events in the 2017 Dialogue on Aging Series. ?Technology In Aging: Improving the Quality of Life and Care for Older Iowans? will be Sept. 13 in Bettendorf and Oct. 25 in Creston.Representatives from the University of Iowa Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence and the Iowa State University Gerontology Program/Human Development and Family ...

DES MOINES ? A stop at State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald?s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth during the Iowa State Fair paid off for many fairgoers.?The Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth had a very successful year at the Iowa State Fair,? Fitzgerald said. ?New this year, fairgoers were able to make their claims directly at the booth and take advantage of our easy-to-use online claiming process.?Fairgoers found ...